* Wrestling/MickFoley was an avid wrestling fan before getting his start professionally. Since semi-retiring he's gone on to become a novelist and voiced "The Boulder," an AffectionateParody character of Wrestling/DwayneJohnson's iconic persona, "The Rock" on ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.

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* Wrestling/MickFoley was an avid wrestling fan before getting his start professionally. Since semi-retiring he's gone on to become a novelist and voiced "The Boulder," Boulder", an AffectionateParody character of Wrestling/DwayneJohnson's iconic persona, "The Rock" on ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.

* WWE's Wrestling/ChrisJericho is such a geek, he named his son [[Franchise/EvilDead Ash]], sings for a [[Music/{{Fozzy}} metal band]] in a persona called Moongoose [=McQueen=] (named for Steve [=McQueen=], of course), and has recorded with Music/DreamTheater and Music/IronMaiden.

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* WWE's Wrestling/ChrisJericho is such a geek, he named his son [[Franchise/EvilDead Ash]], sings for a [[Music/{{Fozzy}} metal band]] in a persona called Moongoose [=McQueen=] (named for Steve [=McQueen=], Creator/SteveMcQueenActor, of course), and has recorded with Music/DreamTheater and Music/IronMaiden.

* Seth Rollins of WWE's Wrestling/TheShield named two of his finishing moves the [[Literature/HarryPotter Avada Kedavra]] (superkick) and the [[Franchise/StarWars Skywalker]] (Shiranui).

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* Seth Rollins Wrestling/SethRollins of WWE's Wrestling/TheShield named two of his finishing moves the [[Literature/HarryPotter Avada Kedavra]] (superkick) and the [[Franchise/StarWars Skywalker]] (Shiranui).

** This has taken on a life of its own as Xavier's stable with Wrestling/BigELangston and Wrestling/KofiKingston, "The New Day", has all sorts of nerdy in-jokes going for it (such as coming out dressed in [[Anime/DragonBallZ Saiyan armor]] at WrestleMania). They also seem to nod to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "Brony"]] fandom through their use of unicorn references (as Woods has been seen out of the ring wearing Brony merch).

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** This has taken on a life of its own as Xavier's stable with Wrestling/BigELangston and Wrestling/KofiKingston, "The New Day", Wrestling/TheNewDay, has all sorts of nerdy in-jokes going for it (such as coming out dressed in [[Anime/DragonBallZ Saiyan armor]] at WrestleMania). They also seem to nod to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "Brony"]] fandom through their use of unicorn references (as Woods has been seen out of the ring wearing Brony merch).

** He's also a huge comic book fan and has said his favorite characters are [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Archangel, Omega Red, Cyclops]] and the Inhumans. He has a cabinet of the Konami ''X-Men'' arcade game at his house, he once said he'd want Patriot from the ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' as a member of Legacy, and that he'd want to wrestle ComicBook/BlackPanther in a cage match. He also enjoyed the comparisons of him to Doctor Doom while masked.

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** He's also a huge comic book fan and has said his favorite characters are [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} [[Comicbook/XMen Archangel, Omega Red, Cyclops]] and the Inhumans. He has a cabinet of the Konami ''X-Men'' arcade game at his house, he once said he'd want Patriot from the ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' as a member of Legacy, and that he'd want to wrestle ComicBook/BlackPanther in a cage match. He also enjoyed the comparisons of him to Doctor Doom while masked.

* Similar to Xavier Woods, Wrestling/KennyOmega is a big gamer too, particularly in the realm of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqPZdqqKjT4 fighting games]]. He also patterned much of his wrestling persona on anime and video game influences (such as the "Omega" part of his ring name coming from recurring ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' boss enemy Omega Weapon). This came to a head at CEO 2016 as not only did Kenny participate in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' tournament but Woods dropped in as well (being a Florida local) and the two took to the main stage [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxb5BuecXoc to do battle]].

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* Similar to Xavier Woods, Wrestling/KennyOmega is a big gamer too, particularly in the realm of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqPZdqqKjT4 fighting games]]. He also patterned much of his wrestling persona on anime and video game influences (such as the "Omega" part of his influences:** ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': His ring name coming from is based on recurring ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' boss enemy Omega Weapon). Weapon, his primary finisher is named the "One-Winged Angel" after Sephiroth's {{Leitmotif}}, and his current theme ("Devil's Sky) was heavily inspired by it as well.** ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': One of his current signature moves is called the [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV V-Trigger]], he shouts Alex's "You can't escape!" taunt during matches, he previously imitated the Hadouken gesture and modified it as a dual palm strike as a signature move, once performed Zangief's Ultimate Atomic Buster on a blow-up doll, copied Cody's Bad Stone throw with a crumpled paper ball, once paraphrased one of Bison's speeches [[Film/StreetFighter from the movie]], and he can play the game on a competitive level in addition to being a really good commentator. This came to a head at CEO 2016 as not only did Kenny participate in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' Street Fighter V tournament but fellow gamer Xavier Woods dropped in as well (being a Florida local) and the two took to the main stage [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxb5BuecXoc to do battle]].battle]].** ''Franchise/MegaMan'': His Twitter handle references ''VideoGame/MegaManX'', his previous entrance track was a remix of the first Wily Castle theme from ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'', two of his previous signature moves were named the "Dr. Wily Bomb" and "Flash Man's Time Stopper".** ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'': His habit of wearing a black longcoat in addition to shades references series BigBad Albert Wesker.** ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'': Not reflected in his moveset or gimmick, but he learned Japanese just to read ''Ippo'' raw and now speaks the language fluently.

* Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr trots out the cosplay for pay-per-view events (usually ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', but occasionally other shows), having dressed as TheFlash, ComicBook/SilverSurfer, Franchise/SpiderMan, SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, a Na'vi from Film/{{Avatar}}, as well as ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.

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* Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr trots out the cosplay for pay-per-view events (usually ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', but occasionally other shows), having dressed as TheFlash, Franchise/TheFlash, ComicBook/SilverSurfer, Franchise/SpiderMan, SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, a Na'vi from Film/{{Avatar}}, as well as ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.

* Former WWE wrestler Scott Levy - best known as Wrestling/{{Raven}} - is a member of UsefulNotes/{{MENSA}} and a huge comic book fan. While in Wrestling/{{ECW}}, he often wrestled wearing T-shirts of comics from DC's Creator/VertigoComics imprint (usually ComicBook/TheSandman). He has also been spotted wearing a Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} shirt on occasion, and [[http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/talent_champion_m/public/rd-talent/Profile/Raven_pro.png]] his picture on his WWE.com profile has him wearing a ComicBook/DoctorStrange shirt. He also co-wrote issue #14 of the ''Comicbook/{{Spider-Man}}'' limited series ''Spider-Man's Tangled Web''

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* Former WWE wrestler Scott Levy - best known as Wrestling/{{Raven}} - is a member of UsefulNotes/{{MENSA}} and a huge comic book fan. While in Wrestling/{{ECW}}, he often wrestled wearing T-shirts of comics from DC's Creator/VertigoComics imprint (usually ComicBook/TheSandman). He has also been spotted wearing a Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} shirt on occasion, and [[http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/talent_champion_m/public/rd-talent/Profile/Raven_pro.png]] his picture on his WWE.com profile has him wearing a ComicBook/DoctorStrange shirt. He also co-wrote issue #14 of the ''Comicbook/{{Spider-Man}}'' ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' limited series ''Spider-Man's Tangled Web''

* Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr trots out the cosplay for pay-per-view events (usually ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', but occasionally other shows), having dressed as TheFlash, ComicBook/SilverSurfer, Franchise/{{Spider-Man}}, SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, a Na'vi from Film/{{Avatar}}, as well as ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.

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* Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr trots out the cosplay for pay-per-view events (usually ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', but occasionally other shows), having dressed as TheFlash, ComicBook/SilverSurfer, Franchise/{{Spider-Man}}, Franchise/SpiderMan, SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, a Na'vi from Film/{{Avatar}}, as well as ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.

* NXT Diva Sasha Banks has a ''Anime/SailorMoon'' themed Twitter background and calls her fans the "Sasha Scouts"[[note]]In TheNineties English dub of ''Sailor Moon'', the senshi were called the Sailor Scouts[[/note]], frequently mentions her love of ''Mario Kart'', owns a Ninja Turtle dress and is a fan of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}''.

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* NXT Diva Sasha Banks has a ''Anime/SailorMoon'' themed Twitter background and calls her fans the "Sasha Scouts"[[note]]In TheNineties English dub of ''Sailor Moon'', the senshi were called the Sailor Scouts[[/note]], frequently mentions her love of ''Mario Kart'', owns a Ninja Turtle dress and is a fan of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}''. Aside from ''Sailor Moon'', she has also mentioned being a fan of other anime, including ''Anime/DeathNote'', ''Anime/{{Monster}}'', and ''Anime/SchoolRumble''.

* Wrestling/VelvetSky can be seen in several photoshoots wearing comic book merch (and Leia's gold bikini) and her {{Twitter}} bio lists her as a hardcore gamer who plays Videogame/CallOfDuty among other things.

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* Wrestling/VelvetSky can be seen in several photoshoots wearing comic book merch (and Leia's gold bikini) and her {{Twitter}} Website/{{Twitter}} bio lists her as a hardcore gamer who plays Videogame/CallOfDuty among other things.

** This has taken on a life of its own as Xavier's stable with Wrestling/BigELangston and Wrestling/KofiKingston, "The New Day", has all sorts of nerdy in-jokes going for it (such as coming out dressed in [[Anime/DragonBallZ Saiyan armor]]). They also seem to nod to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "Brony"]] fandom through their use of unicorn references (as Woods has been seen out of the ring wearing Brony merch).

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** This has taken on a life of its own as Xavier's stable with Wrestling/BigELangston and Wrestling/KofiKingston, "The New Day", has all sorts of nerdy in-jokes going for it (such as coming out dressed in [[Anime/DragonBallZ Saiyan armor]]).armor]] at WrestleMania). They also seem to nod to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "Brony"]] fandom through their use of unicorn references (as Woods has been seen out of the ring wearing Brony merch).

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